Friday 1 February 2013

Embrace 2013


My doodle for the year.
Can you believe that one twelfth of the year is gone! It seem to have flown by is a flurry of sick, school stuff and that's about it. I have also with one twelfth of the year gone never blogged about my word of the year. My word for 2012, "HOPE" certainly stood me well. We had a mostly positive year filled with HOPE for the future, and when we hit stumbling blocks, I could grab back to HOPE to fill me with the strength I needed.

I really did not think long and hard about a word for 2013. Hunter sent me on a wonderful spa day (still to be blogged about) on the day before Christmas and somewhere in my wonderful massage session EMBRACE just came to me. It's time to live this year, not just survive. To go forward with positive intent.

It's time to EMBRACE my relationship with God. Read more, pray more
It's time to EMBRACE my marriage even more. To grow on the path we have set.
It's time to EMBRACE the differences in my children. Not just tolerate them.
It's time to EMBRACE friendship. Not just go with the flow. Reach out more
It's time to EMBRACE the relationships in the extended family - also including grandparents etc.
It's time to EMBRACE my creativity more. Do more, create more.
It's time to EMBRACE our home. Big de cluttering needed. And some more.
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It's time to EMBRACE myself - take better care of myself. Yes, being sick 3 times in the first month (I now have a cold) does mean that I failed in this when I got sick the first time, but I am turning this around. I am also going to embrace my grooming more, my health, my eating habits, my exercise.

So onwards, to EMBRACE 2013.

13 comments:

  1. Oooh! I love the doodle!!! Beautiful.

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  2. Great doodle, and I love the word!

    I still need to come up with my word for the year! It feels like I am being left behind this year... It's going to fast!!

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  3. Beautiful! the doodle and the post :)

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  4. Nice word...seems to wrap around the whole of 2013

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  5. I like how you want to Embrace this year on every field possible. So inspirational :)

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  6. Nice choice!
    Glad to see I'm not the only straggler. :)

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  7. I LOVE it! And I LOVE the doodle too. xo

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  8. The doodle is amazing!!! What a great word - sounds perfect for all you have in mind!

    (I've been so busy I haven't blogged or commented much lately but trying to pop in at some of my faves to say hello and catch up!)

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  9. I love it! The doodle rocks and I love this post - one day at a time sweetie :-) Big ol' hugs to ya.

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  10. Hope you are back to 100% health now?

    Your doodles are a work of art!!! I can picture this blown up and put on canvas or in a frame

    Thanks for sharing - While I love everything you plan to Embrace, these 3 strike a cord

    It's time to EMBRACE my relationship with God. Read more, pray more
    It's time to EMBRACE my marriage even more. To grow on the path we have set.
    It's time to EMBRACE the differences in my children. Not just tolerate them.

    Have a nice weekend xxx

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  11. I decided to get some perspective on MY life.... And that I need to "focus" my energies and not have it staggered all over ... Love the post! And love teh Doodle.... YOu should create more.. You're good at it :-)

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  12. I love your doodle and all the thought behind it. :)

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